Friday, June 24, 2005

Which Falluja?

Just yesterday I browsed an article about forces battling the Taliban in Afghanistan ... the same Taliban that was supposedly harboring the nefarious Mr. Bin Laden ... the same Taliban what we supposedly rooted out. Now, the same city that we supposedly cleared of insurgents last November is black on the block again with more terrorists?

"Residents of Falluja, the former rebel bastion west of Baghdad, were asked by U.S. troops Friday to remain in their homes amid high tension after a suicide car bombing that killed two marines.

'Stay inside your homes, and if you have any information on terrorists go to the nearest coalition checkpoint and report it,' said a voice in Arabic over loudspeakers as U.S. patrols roamed the Sunni Arab city.

Earlier, four members of the Iraqi Islamic party were detained by U.S. troops for almost one hour for questioning before being released, one of those interrogated said.

The two marines were killed and 13 were wounded after a suicide car bomber blew himself up against their vehicle in Falluja on Thursday, the U.S. military said Friday. Four U.S. servicemen were missing after the blast.

U.S. troops are battling militants in Falluja and the wider Al Anbar Province despite a massive U.S.-led offensive against the insurgency in Falluja in November that left hundreds dead and the city in ruins."

My bad, though. The resurgence in both places must just be indications of the last throes.

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